Hamilton Sheriff Court heard that Darren McClelland held thousands in accounts in his name after fraudsters targeted an 80-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man in a 'complex' illegal scheme.
A money launderer who was caught with £250,000 that was linked to an elaborate banking scam dodged jail after a sheriff said he would take his age into account.
A police investigation found the stolen cash was being held in accounts which had been set up by McClelland. Police later described him as a 'money mule' but he was not charged with taking part in the fraudulent scheme. He had been charged with holding £412,240 of dirty cash but prosecutors accepted his guilty plea to the lesser amount.
Mr McDonald handed over personal details after he was phoned by a man with a Glaswegian accent who claimed to be from the Royal Bank of Scotland Sign up to our daily Glasgow Live newsletter here to receive news and features direct to your inbox
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